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13 Reasons Why Linux Should Be On Your Desktop

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 20, 2007

“In 13 Reasons why Linux won’t make it to a desktop near you, we
reviewed Linux as a marketing case study. In this column, we take a
good look at the product to find out why it has thrived despite its
troubled childhood.

“A couple of years ago, the Linux desktop was a pimply
adolescent with half-baked ideas. Today we see a handsome,
well-dressed grown-up who handles a range of tasks with confidence
and even performs fancy tricks. No longer need we make allowances
for his dress sense or his strange habits…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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